Blagdon, England
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Editor & Correspondent, The Economist, 1983-92;
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ridley
Author, The Rational Optimist, 2010;
Author, The Origins of Virtue: Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation, 1997;
disputes George Monbiot's claim Ridley is a libertarian;
quote "I argue that the state's role in sometimes impeding
or destroying the process that generates prosperity needs to be recognised, as people from enslaved
ancient Egyptians to modern North Koreans could testify. But as I mention in my book, I don't think
that free markets, especially those in assets, should be completely unregulated. I do argue that
free and fair commerce has the power to raise living standards.";
humanist; also see Frank S Robinson

Founder, University of Chicago;
Founder, Standard Oil Company of Illinois later known as Amoco and sold to
British Petroleum; Standard Oil at one time controlled 90% of US oil refining
capacity; Rockefeller family member;
born July 18 1839; died May 23 1937

amxfiles.com/amc/romney.html,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Romney,
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MI Governor, 1963?-1969?; Republican; Chair, American Motors Corp, 1954-1962;
Republican Party candidate, US President, 1968;
claims "Well, you know when I came back from Vietnam I just had the greatest brainwashing that anybody can get.
Not only by the generals, but also by the diplomatic corps. I no longer believe it was necessary for us to get
involved in South Vietnam to stop Communist aggression.", Aug 31 1967;
by US military after a fact-finding trip to South Vietnam;
withdrew candidacy for US President; born in Mexico, was ineligible to become US President;
walked out during Barry Morris Goldwater's acceptance speech at Republican National Convention, 1964;
MormonChristian;
Willard Mitt Romney's father;
born July 8 1907 at Chihuahua, Mexico; died July 26 1995 at Bloomfield Hills, Michigan